In hindsight, not stopping it was definitely the right choice!
Ouyang Jingfeng's face was ashen as he looked at Meng Qidong, whose face was deathly pale, and his voice was icy, "Master Meng! What explanation do you have for these things that were taken from your storage artifact?"
“This…” Cold sweat poured down Meng Qidong’s forehead. His brain was working frantically, but he couldn’t come up with any explanation that could stand up to scrutiny in this situation.
Caught red-handed in front of all the top righteous comrades, any attempt at sophistry would seem futile.
Finally, he suddenly raised his head and glared fiercely at Shen Yunhao in the formation, his eyes filled with venom.
"Sect Master Ouyang! This is clearly a frame-up! I have no idea what this is. It was that brat! It was Shen Yunhao who colluded with the Demon Vine to secretly put this thing into my storage bag, intending to slander me and sow discord among my righteous sects! His intentions are despicable!"
However, his desperate, counter-accusatory remarks seem rather ridiculous and powerless in the current context.
Shen Yunhao didn't even bother with him. Qiu Hanmo snorted coldly, casually picked up the two jade talismans that exuded demonic energy, and sneered, "Framed? Meng Qidong! Do you think all the fellow Daoists here are three-year-old children? The aura on these jade talismans is exactly the same as those Dark Abyss Demon Vines. They have obviously been refined long ago!"
His gaze was like lightning as he stared intently at Meng Qidong: "Tell me, how did Shen Yunhao secretly put this Demon Vine Jade Talisman, which needs to be refined, into your storage bag with the divine imprint in full view of everyone?"
"I...I..." Meng Qidong was speechless, his face ashen.
Just as Meng Qidong was beginning to feel a sense of despair and madness and wanted to retreat, a sudden change occurred!
Suddenly, a strange crimson light flashed in his eyes, and then his previously weak aura surged wildly as if in a final burst of energy. His entire body swelled up violently as if being inflated, and the blood vessels on his skin bulged out, turning an ominous dark red!
"Oh no! He's about to self-destruct his soul!"
Qiu Hanmo, who was closest, showed a slight change in expression.
The power of a late-stage Spirit Void Realm cultivator's self-destruction is secondary; the key is the subsequent evidence. Many clues about the Demonic Sect will be directly destroyed!
However, just as Meng Qidong's body began to swell, a cold glint flashed in Ouyang Jingfeng's eyes not far away. He snorted coldly, pointed his fingers like a sword, and pointed at Meng Qidong's brow from afar.
An invisible and intangible sword aura, yet containing extreme sharpness, shot out in an instant, seemingly ignoring the distance in space, and pierced through Meng Qidong's brow with perfect precision!
"puff……"
Meng Qidong's swollen body deflated like a balloon punctured by a needle, its violent energy instantly drained, and it quickly returned to its original shape, falling straight backward.
Faced with the absolute strength of a late-stage Void Realm expert, Meng Qidong's attempt to self-destruct was nothing short of wishful thinking!
Qiu Hanmo immediately stepped forward, squatted down to check on Meng Qidong's condition, but as soon as he got close enough to sense him, his brows furrowed tightly.
"His soul has vanished? Only an empty shell remains..."
"What?" Ouyang Jingfeng's expression hardened. He took a step forward and came closer. His powerful divine sense carefully scanned Meng Qidong's corpse, and his face became extremely gloomy.
There were no signs of a successful self-destruction, nor any fluctuations of soul struggle and annihilation. It was as if... the soul was instantly extracted by some force, or rather, it was remotely taken away by some strange force!
Clearly, this is not a righteous method!
There must be an even more terrifying and evil force behind Meng Qidong!
Inside the formation, Shen Yunhao coldly stared at the Thousand Crane Daoist opposite him.
He had just noticed that, in the instant before Meng Qidong self-destructed, Qianhe Daoist had subtly made a hand seal beneath his sleeve.
Therefore, it seems that Meng Qidong's "self-destruction" was not voluntary, but rather remotely controlled by Qianhe Daoren, or rather... silenced!
Unexpectedly, even though he was isolated by the Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Flow Formation, Daoist Qianhe still had ways to influence the outside world!
"Heh..." Shen Yunhao let out a cold sneer, "I never expected that Senior Qianhe would be so ruthless towards his subordinates, abandoning them so easily! This method of cutting off one's own tail to survive and killing to silence witnesses is very much in line with the Blood Sect's consistent style of doing things!"
At this point, there is no need to worry about being accused of smearing others. The image of Daoist Qianhe in everyone's mind is far removed from that of a "model of righteousness".
Daoist Qianhe seemed to know this as well, and turned around with a cold laugh.
"Stop spouting nonsense and spreading rumors! Meng Qidong's collusion with the Demonic Sect is a recipe for disaster! But speaking of which, I should thank you, young friend!"
He abruptly changed the subject, his tone laced with sarcasm: "If you hadn't orchestrated this deeply hidden scourge to surface today, allowing him to continue serving as the abbot of Baihe Temple, who knows how much trouble and loss he would have caused to our righteous path in the future!"
These shameless remarks made Shen Yunhao laugh in anger.
"No need for thanks!" Shen Yunhao's smile was icy. "Senior Qianhe should worry more about himself! After all, Baihe Temple is an affiliated sect of Taixuan Dao Sect and is directly under Senior Qianhe's jurisdiction. How could it harbor such a demonic sect spy under its command... Shouldn't Senior Qianhe give the righteous sects a reasonable explanation?"
Daoist Qianhe remained calm. "This matter was indeed due to my oversight. Upon returning, I will thoroughly investigate the entire Baihe Temple and give the Sect Master and all fellow Daoists a satisfactory explanation!"
Shen Yunhao continued to sneer, his tone becoming even more sarcastic: "Then I really am sorry, I accidentally caused you to lose Baihe Temple... I'm afraid those people behind you won't let you off easily."
"..."
Only after these words were spoken did Daoist Qianhe pause noticeably, veins bulging on his forehead, and his fist clenched tightly in his sleeve, clearly suppressing extreme anger!
But in the end, he forcefully suppressed his words, turned around, his back to Shen Yunhao, and said in a hoarse voice, "This humble Taoist doesn't understand what you're saying! If the Sect Master wants to punish me for negligence, this humble Taoist is willing to accept the punishment! But you..."
He turned back and gave Shen Yunhao a deep look. "Do you really think that just because the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect is backing you up, you can do whatever you want? There must be quite a few people hiding in the Poisons Sect's hideouts in this city, right? Including... your lover?"
If her identity is revealed on the spot, I'm quite curious, Shen Yunhao, what other methods you have to help her escape punishment as well…”
These words shocked everyone once again.
Why are we suddenly being dragged into the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect again? Is Shen Yunhao connected to the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect? Has the Demonic Sect truly infiltrated to this extent?
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunhao's expression froze slightly.
He was unaware that Mu Shuangshuang had already been taken out of the city by Youying. If the Holy Maiden of the Demon Sect were to be dragged out at this time and place, even if he had a thousand mouths, he would not be able to exonerate her!
The fact that Daoist Qianhe suddenly mentioned the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect at this moment might not be without a threatening undertone...
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